SECURITY
NATO reacts at ISIS Khurasan’s claims of killing US soldiers in East of Afghanistan
Kabul: The NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan (RSM) in a statement rejected the claims of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, regarding the killing of two US soldiers in Nangarhar province. Khaama
Taliban suffer casualties in joint operations conducted in Logar
Logar: At least sixteen Taliban insurgents were killed in a joint operation conducted in in Mohammad Agha district of central Logar province of Afghanistan. Khaama
Hekmatyar asks tribal elders to maintain security in their regions
Kabul: The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar during a large gather regarding the escalation violence in the country has asked the tribal elders across the country to maintain security in their respective regions. Khaama
60 rebels killed, 100 wounded in Balkh, Jawzjan operations
Jawzjan: Security forces have wrapped up clearing operations in northern Jawzjan and Balkh provinces, claiming to have killed as many as 60 insurgents and injured 100 others. The operations were carried out in in Jawzjan’s Faizabad and Balkh’s Chamtal districts. Pajhwok
CSO Activist Killed in Nangarhar
Nangarhar: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a civil activist in Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province. Pajhwok
SOCIO-Economic Development
Government approves 19 contracts worth 3.6 billion Afghanis
The Afghan government has approved nineteen contracts having a total value of 3.6 billion Afghanis, the office of the president. According to a statement by the ARG Palace, the contracts were approved during the meeting of the national procurement commission chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. Khaama
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
McCain Denounced the Delay in Announcement of US Strategy towards Afghanistan
U.S Senator and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee John McCain during a media briefing has criticized President Donald Trump’s Administration for delaying the announcement of America’s new war strategy in Afghanistan. Tolo News
